luscofusco
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From lusco ("winked", "one-eyed", but compare reluscar "to flash") + fusco (“dark”). Cognate with Portuguese lusco-fusco.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
luscofusco m (plural luscosfuscos)
- twilight
- Synonym: crepúsculo
- nightfall
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References edit
- “luscofusco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “luscofusco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “entre lusco e fusco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.